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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3039 

To provide for a 5-year extension of funding outreach and assistance for 

low-income programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 30, 2019 

Mr. GOMEZ (for himself and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for a 5-year extension of funding outreach and 

assistance for low-income programs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF FUNDING OUTREACH AND AS4 SISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS. 

5 (a) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR STATE HEALTH IN6 SURANCE PROGRAMS.—Subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 

7 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Pro8 viders Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395b–3 note), as amended 

9 by section 3306 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 


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1 Care Act (Public Law 111–148), section 610 of the Amer2 ican Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–240), 

3 section 1110 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 

4 (Public Law 113–67), section 110 of the Protecting Ac5 cess to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–93), sec6 tion 208 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthoriza7 tion Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–10), and section 50207 

8 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 

9 123), is amended— 

10 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

11 (2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end; 

13 (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 

14 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 

16 new clause: 

17 ‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 

18 through 2024, of $15,000,000.’’. 

19 (b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AREA AGENCIES ON

20 AGING.—Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section 119, as so 

21 amended, is amended— 

22 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

23 (2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

24 end; 


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1 (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 

2 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 

4 new clause: 

5 ‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 

6 through 2024, of $15,000,000.’’. 

7 (c) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AGING AND DIS8 ABILITY RESOURCE CENTERS.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) of 

9 such section 119, as so amended, is amended— 

10 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

11 (2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end; 

13 (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 

14 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 

16 new clause: 

17 ‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2010 

18 through 2024, of $5,000,000.’’. 

19 (d) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CONTRACT WITH

20 THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR BENEFITS AND OUTREACH

21 ENROLLMENT.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section 119, as 

22 so amended, is amended— 

23 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

24 (2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

25 end; 


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1 (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 

2 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 

4 new clause: 

5 ‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 

6 through 2024, of $15,000,000.’’. 

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